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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 6, 1951)
LIBRARY U OF 0 EUGENE. ORE. Lexington First to Top Community Chest Quota, Heppner Next Lexington claimed the honors as being the first community in Morrow county to go over the top with its Community Chest drive when the committee Mon day turned in $452.25, $2.25 over its quota of $450. Heppner ran a close second when it attained its goal Wednes day with the reporting of $1549. 73; or $49.73 over its quota. Drive heads, Garnet Barratt and Leslie Grant stated that they were very gratified with the response workers had received and an nounced that lone, under the di rection of Garland Swanson had started work in that area. Swan' son said that plans there called for completion of collections in that community by next Monday. Reports from the northern part of the county told of the organi zational work being completed in Boardman with Dewey West ac cepting the jotras chairman for that area. Others who will work with him are E. R. Forbes, Mrs. Walter Turner, Eva Briggs, Mrs. Russell Miller and Mrs. Arnold Hoffman. Plans there call for an early start on solicitation, and a meeting is scheduled for this Thursday evening to complete all arrangements. Of the total county quota of $3100 drive treasurer LaVern Van Marter reported he had re ceived $2001.98 by Wednesday. Both Lexington and Heppner still had several workers yet to re port in. Reports from workers in rural areas were also incomplete. At lone, Swanson stated that workers there would canvas all residents in the lone school dis trict which includes a consider able area outside of town. Quotas set up by the county committee, for those areas not yet completed are lone, $450, Irrigon, $300. Boardman, $350 and the Hardman, Lena, Devine areas $150. $3.00 Year, 10c Copy Spray Mill Storm, Loss Estimated Local Wind Damage Confined to Wires Fire apparently starting from sparks carried by the high winds - completely leveled the Midstate Lumber company mill at Spray . Tuesday evening. No definite loss had been established yet, but Bud Looper, superintendent esti-' mated it around $65,000. The ..mill, ..owned ..by ..Walter Lindstrom, Junior Daggett and Hi Merecero, all of Prineville, em ployed between 25 and 30 men and cut an average of 40,000 feet of lumber a day. Looper told the Gazette Times that the fire seemed to explode and that within six minutes after it was discovered the mill was a mass of flames. - The mill had some fire equipment of its own but the fire spread so rapidly that it was impossible for the men to reach it before it burned. A call was made to Heppner for aid when it was feared th flames would spread to residences in the town, and D. H. Jones Jr., took a Forest Service pumper and some hose from the forest service and the city on a pickup to help. His equipment was not needed, how . ever. The fire was discovered at about 6:00 o'clock. Looper stated he had no in formation on whether the owners planned to rebuild the mill. Local Damage Light. In the Heppner area there was little damage reported other than to power and light lines. Pacific Power and Light reported power outages lasting approximately 30 minutes Tuesday evening due to heavy winds. Lexington and lone suffered slightly longer per iods of darkness, but all service was restored within about an hour. Columbia Basin Electric coop reported Wednesday that it's line to Camp 5 vent out about 3 a. m. Tuesday, and was not repaired until 10:00 that night. Spot out ages were reported but no serious. damage had resulted. The Pacific Telephone and Tele graph company reported a few lines down in the Lexington and lone areas but that all phones were back in service by Wednes day morning. The main sufferer in Heppner was the downtown Christmas de corations. While none of the evergreen streamers were blown down, many looked rather strag gly Wednesday morning. While there is no official baro meter in Heppner, it was unof ficially reported at a new low uaring the storm. One reading showed 28.95, Low pressures were recorded in most areas of the state. o Christmas Decoration Rules Are Given Ballots will be sent shortly to all boxholders in Heppner asking them to be the judge in this year's Christmas lighting contest spon sored by the Jaycee-Ettes. Two separate contests are plan ned this year, one for business houses and one for residences. Deadline for business judging will be Dec. 15, with the ballots to be returned by Tuesday, Dec. 10 nnA rocMnntial lichtinir must be complete for judging by Dec. 23. Ballots for this contest must be returned by Chiistmas day. The Jaycee-Ettes ask that judg ing be made on the overall ap pearance of the store or the house. o Gooseberry Weather Station Eepoits 1.43 Inches Rain Leonard Carlson, official wea ther observer in the Gooseberry reported this week that 1-43 inches of rain was recorded at the station during November. This compares with 1.97 during the same month last year. HeppVier Oregon, Burns During Tuesday BURNED-OUT IONE FAMILY GIVEN NEW START WITH GIFT SHOWER The C. C. Brenner family, whose home near lone was burned to the ground last Wednesday were the recipients at a shower held last Sunday evening at the lone American Legion hall. The Bren ners lost practically all their household goods in the blaze. They were given many house hold articles including an electric stove, refrigerator washing ma chine, hot water heater bedroom set, kitchen utensils, bedding, dishes," canned goods and towels. Heppner Council Meeting Routine At a very quiet and short meet ing Monday night, the Heppner city council transacted primarily routine business which included the OKing of arrangements to use the Columbia basin electric coop's post hole digger to sink test holes throughout town in connection with preliminary en gineering now being done for the city s proposed sewer system. The digger will be used this weekend at various intersections to determine the depth at which bedrock will be encountered. Over 130 holes will be required, though many of the shallower ones, will be probed by hand. The council heard a report that the new city well was down over 240 feet but that a crevice had been struck at 204 feet necessi tating a delay while it was being plugged. Drilling has been much more rapid recently, however, with as much as 20 feet gained in one day. The council granted a garbage disposal contract to Herman Green, who had taken the route over from Roger Connor on Dec. Legion Starts Drive For "Yanks Gifts" The annual "Christmas Gifts to the Yanks Who Gave" program is again being sponsored by the American Legion Posts through out the state, according to officers of the Heppner post. The drive, designed to raise cash for the purchase of Christ mas gifts for patients in veterans hospitals in the state, is already started here with several Legion members in this area accepting cash donations for the program. Each year, the state head quarter., of the Legion carries out the gift program, through the aid of the various posts throughout the state. Heppner post com mander Bob Corthell stated thau several collection boxes will be distributed throughout Heppner and that, Bill Black, Jack Van Winkle and Jack Edmonds will accept donations for Heppner, and Bill Nichols, at the Lexington Chevron station will act as col lector in that area! lone Legion members will also accept dona tions there. The request is for money rather than individual gifts, as the head quarters committee buys the gifts so that each man will receive the same present. The drive is now started and will continue until Dec. 20. Officers of the Heppner post stated that last year Heppner gave more to the "Gifts" program than any other smaller town in the state. The auxiliary is also assisting. o PFC Vernon Bell departed Wed nesday evening by plane for San Francisco following a week's fur lough here with his mother, Mrs. Douglas Ogletree. PFC Bell has just finished his training at the U. S. Signal Corp school at Fort Benning near Augusta, Georgia and has been assigned to Head quarters in the Far East Thursday December 6, $65,000 They also received between $300 and $400 in cash. More than 200 persons were present at the show er. The Brenner family has moved into the Sofia Ayers house in lone. Several of Brenner's relatives were also present Sunday evening including Mr. and Mrs. Walter Eubanks and Mr. and Mrs. How ard Eubanks, both of Arlington and Mrs. Vela Eubanks of Port land; - Well Attended From grading demonstration to banquet and cowboy shuffle, Morrow County Livestockmen ad judged their "annual get-to-gether a big success. . . With the program getting un derway at-10:00 a. m. Saturday morning, the grading demonstra tion held at the Heppner Sales yard attracted sixty-five ranchers and interested persons. Led by John Landers, Livestock Special ist, Oregon State College, classes of young bulls, bulls in service, cows ana weaner heiiers were graded for quality by all present, Starting off the afternoon ses sion, held at the Elks lodge room Dr. Fred McKenzie, chief, Depart ment of Animal Husbandry, Ore gon State College, discussed with the 65 present, feed efficiency testing and its relation to the selection of breeding livestock. Dr. McKenzie, in presenting re sults of feeding efficiency tests records pointed out that daily gains of fast gaining bulls versus slow gaining had varied from 3.41 pounds to 1.34 pounds per day. Slow gaining bulls had used twice as much hay and over one third more grain for the same gains. Heifers showed differ ences of 2.32 pounds per day for top gainers down to 1.32 pounds for slow gainers. An average of a great number of bulls .showed the top quarter to put on a gain of 2.93 pounds per day the slow gaining low quarter, gains of 1.90 pounds per day. Low gaining bulls as well as heifers in large numbers resulted in an average of one third more feed for com parable gains with fast gaining groups. Dr. McKenzie pointed out that simple farm testing could be done on heifers, steers or bulls by weighing individuals at wean ing time, weighing the feed fed to the group with a final weight of individuals when they are taken off grain and hay in the spring. He pointed out that until this is done, beef cattle improve ment will not progress. Dr. Mc Kenzie further stressed that the day is soon to be here when buy ers will insist on feed efficiency test records before purchasing breeding animals. Tarry Stearns, President, Ore gon State Cattleman's Associa tion in addressing the group con fined his remarks to the "Cattle man of the Year" contest spon sored by the Oregon Cattlemen's Association. Mr. Stearns had with him the elaborate trophies being presented to the State Cat tleman of the Year by Herman Oliver, long time John Day ranch er. Reporting on present livestock trespass laws in Morrow County, Judge Garnet Barratt, pointed out to livestockmen there were no herd laws or open range laws now in effect. He explained it would be necessary to circulate a peti tion for signatures of 100 live stockmen and hold a referendum to put into effect a herd law in part or all of the county. A com mittee has been appointed to fur (Continued on page 8) 1951 . PRIVATE Fred W. Mankin, 21 son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mankin of Heppner is completing his basic airmen indoctrination course at Lackland Air Force base at San Antonio, Texas. His basic train ing is preparing him for entrance into Air Force technical training and for assignment in specialized work. , Car Accident Breaks Local Woman's Arm Mrs. Mabel Burkenbine re ceived a broken arm as the result of an automobile accident last Friday night while she and Mrs. Gene Wells were returning from walla Walla. Mrs. Burkenbine's car collided with another car about 18 miles this side of the Washington city. She was taken to Walla Walla hospital but released shortly. Mrs. Wells was not injured in the accident. o Heppner Youth Polio Victim Gary, 13 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jones of Heppner was taken to a Walla Walla hospital Saturday evening suffering from a mild case of polio. His physician stated that his right arm was affected slightly, but that no other parts of the body were paralyzed. He will probably remain in the hospital for about two weeks. Garbage Service Changes Ownership Herman Green announced this week that he has taken over the Heppner garbage disposal service formerly operated by Roger Con nor. The change was effective Dec. 1. Green, who has been employed at the Lexington Implement com pany, stated that he hoped to rearrange his routing and care for ail customers by the end of this week. Al Porterf ield who is working in The Dalles spent the weekend in Heppner with his family. COUNTY FAIR AND' RODEO DATES SET FOR '52; FINANCES GOOD September 4, 5, 6, and 7 are the dates for the 1952 Morrow County Fair and Rodeo recently selected by the Oregon Fairs association and confirmed by the Morrow County Fair Board at a meeting of that group held last week. North Morrow County Fair dates were set for August 28, 29 and 30. Davis Amusement Company of Portland, who furnished the car nival this year, were given a con tract for returning in 1952. The Board was pleased to be able to engage this carnival for a return show, as the public were much impressed by the clean, honest management of the show, reports N. C. Anderson, fair secretary. The Fair Board in considering dates for the 1952 show spent some time in deliberating over dates that would not conflict with the State Fair, which starts this year on August 30. However, it was felt that a successful show could not be held before the first week in September, and later September dates were unsatisfac tory. The second week Is Pendle-1 Volume 68, Nnmber38 Weather Control Committee To Continue Research Senator Ben Day of Gold Hill and Extension Agent E. M. Nelson of The Dalles were elected chair man and secretary, respectively, of the legislative interim com mittee on weather control and modification. The organization meeting or tne committee was held Saturday at the Senator ho tel. Salem. Other members of the committee are Senator Art Lind berg, Pendleton; Representative V. T. Jackson, Roseburg; Repre sentatlve Frank Farmer, Rick reall; and Ralph Crum, lone Senator Lindberg was unable to attend the meeting. Crum and Nelson were ap pointed by Governor McKay as advisory members to the legisla; tiye committee. Crum also heads trie1 tri-county weather research group in Morrow, Gilliam, and Sherman counties. The committee decided it will confine its efforts to conducting investigation and research into the scientific, industrial and legal developments and advances made in the field of weather control and modification. The committee may hold public hearings and make such investigations and surveys as is deemed advisable. Because of the far-reaching ef forts of weather control and modi fication on the social, economic and political structure of the state and nation, and in view of the rapid and significant progress in the science of changing or alter ing natural weather, it was agreed by the committee last Saturday that an executive secre. tary should be hired to help in gathering available information on the subject. He would be ex pected to work part time in sum marizing the data and in com piling the results of the commit tee's investigation and research together with recommendations for submission to the next regu lar legislative assembly. the committee voted to meet again in Portland on January 26. benator Day was authorized also to attend a meeting in Den ver, Colorado, January 10 and 11, at which leading scientists work ing in the field of weather re search will speak, as well as top officials from the weather bureau. o Legion Auxiliary Coffees Net $60 Officers of the Heppner Ameri can. Legion auxiliary announced this week that their coffee and donut chain held during recent weeks had netted the organiza tion $G0 which will be used to aid in the "Gifts for Yanks" program held each Christmas. The auxiliary expressed thanks to everyone who took part in the chain "coffees." ton Roundup, with the Grant and Sherman County fairs to be held the following week. The Board also felt that holding the Fair in early September was an advant age in getting away from conflict with school. In summing up the 1951 Mor row County Fair and Rodeo, the Fair Board found that through the cooperation of everyone consider able improvements were made to buildings and grounds and that a reasonable carryover of funds for maintenance Was facilitated. Premium checks were paid to open class exhibitors in the am ount of $990.25, to 4 H members in the amount of $631.75, this year. Two thousand three hun dred twenty-one paid admissions to the 1951 fair. South Morrow Countys' share of state racing and millage for fair was $0861.52. This is used for premiums, labor, im provements and maintenance such as lights, water, etc. North Morrow . County raised $4386.87 for their community fair at Boardman. SANTA and a few of the more than 500 Heppner and Morrow county boys and girls who came to see him last Saturday afternoon In Heppner. He was met at the edge of town by members of the chamber of commerce who escorted him to the waiting crowd on a fire truck. Santa passed out candy canes to all his admirers and left a special letterbox in front of the hotel for their use. He will p!"k up the letters Saturday, Dec. 15 when he will again return to town. R. B. Ferguson Chosen Cattleman of the Year Selected as the outstanding cattleman of the year, R. B. Fer guson, Willow Creek rancher was honored at Morrow County's first winner, Saturday. Frank Ander son, President, Morrow County Livestock Growers Association, presented Mr. Ferguson with a beef replica trophy at the annual banquet in behalf of the associa tion. In selecting Mr. Ferguson as the top cattleman of Morrow County, consideration was given to the past history of the ranch he oper ates. A depleted overgrazed range in 1944 when Mr. Ferguson becam e partner with Harry Sher man, the range was built back up by deferred grazing and under stocking till it is at present one of the top ranges in the county. Springs were developed to provide Morrow Tops State In Bond Sales Morrow county led all counties in the state in the sale of bonds bonds during the recent U. S. De fense bond drive according to final figures announced by E. C. Sammons, state chairman. Sales in the county were $137,005 or 210.8 per cent of the quota. Seven counties in all exceeded their quotas and they were all grouped in the central and east em part of the state. They were Morrow 210.8 per cent of quota; lake, 180.; Gilliam, 161.5; Union, 109.5; Wheeler, 107.2; Sherman, 102.3 and Crook, 102.2 per cent. There were no official state or national quotas but counties ac cepted quotas to give them some thing to shoot at. The state as a whole sold 57.5 per cent of its quota. James Driscoll, Heppnor post master was county drive chair man. o Special School Meetinq Called A special school meeting of District No. 1 will be held in the school building in Heppner on Monday December 10, 1951 at 8:00 p. m. The purpose of this meet ing is to vote on disposal of vari ous properties owned by the dis trict. o Boy Scout Christmas Tree Sale Started Heppner boy scouts will start this week selling Christmas trees as a fund raising project for the organization. Trees will be in place on the corner Jot Just east of the Farley Pontiac company and will be on sale until Christmas. The boys report they will have a good selection of fir and spruce trees in all sizes. Mrs. Mattie Green returned Fri. day from Coos Bay where she spent the past few weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Omer McCaleb and family. Mrs. Green was met j in Arlington by her son, Cornett. I kWMfc, ... T 1 water over the entire range. Irri gated creek bottom fields were improved through reseedlng use ing alfalfa and grass mixtures. Mr. Ferguson was one of the very first to establish an irrigated pasture of the best grasses and legumes. Carrying 5 to 6 head of livestock per acre the pasture, though small, demonstrated to livestockmen on Willow Creek, the value of new grasses and le gumes for greater carrying ca paclty. A complete reorganization of irrigation ditches has given this ranch adequate water on all hay fields and pastures, increasing the production considerably. Flood irrigation Is used on easy to Irrigate fields with more land on benches growing hay and pas ture crops now through use of sprinkler irrigation, installed this past year by Mr. Ferguson. Registered shorthorns, the ma jority of the herd selected from top herds in Washington, Idaho, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin, make up the beef herd on the ranch." By undergrazing dryland range and Irrigated pas tures, the herd is kept In fat show condition at all time. Start ing out-with a mixed herd, selec tion has been carried on until only top quality animals have been retained in the herd, While all bull calves were kept for sale as breeding stock at. one time, now only the top 3 or 4 calves are kept. Steers have been of highest quality and find a big demand as feeders for 411 Club members. Calves from his herd have fed out well, with steers taking many of the top places at 4-II shows and sales. Ronald Baker, lone 4-II member last year, fed the champion Shorthorn at the Oregon Wheat Growers League Fat Show and Sale and the Grand Champion Steer at the Morrow County Fair and Rodeo. Both were steers from the Ferguson herd. Always community minded, Mr. Ferguson is credited with having much to do with the present fair facilities and in building up spirit of county fair supporters. He has served since the 1930's on Rodeo committees and the past three years on the fair board. He was instrumental in starting the Mor row County Livestock Growers Association three years ago and has served as chairman of the livestock sub-committee of the Agricultural Planning Council since 1948. ONLY 15 jHpjifrShopping
